B9 has a great location and is super close to Harris Teeter, the other 9th Street apartments, and 9th Street bars/restaurants, which makes meeting with other students and carpooling convenient. The apartments are nicely sized, especially for studios, and management is responsive. However, the building seems to have pest control and security issues that largely go unaddressed. There are cockroaches in apartments and throughout the property (especially if you have an exterior entrance) and there have been recent break-ins and theft due to the garage gates not closing properly and security being terminated. The gated parking was important for me and the property generally feels safe overall.

I love living at B9, and I think it's the most upscale of the popular places to live on ninth street. We've had a few hiccups, like an outstanding maintenance request or un-answered emails (so we have to swing by the front office, instead), but otherwise have been really pleased with the office staff. The apartments are nice and spacious, and the walls are thick. My only complaint is that the building is not very secure; our gate to the courtyard was broken for WEEKS and this year the bike storage closet was raided.

Nice Apartments, Strict Management

The absolute best

Lots of students, many undergrads, a few grad students. Overall, nice amenities/location, little expensive

1 Bedroom with Loft for Office

Management took advantage of Fuqua students in the midst of a pandemic and did not honor the grad student addendum in the lease (half off rent for summer months if doing an internship >50miles away and not living in Durham). Students had to send offer letters to show proof of internship to receive discounted rent and management proceeded to call employers to see if the internship was moved to online. Fuqua administration told them to stop contacting employers and they proceeded to contact anyway. The management team breached the terms of the contract to try and get more money out of Fuqua students by taking advantage of the pandemic.

Management also tries to extort tenants by improperly assessing trash fees when you leave your trash can out for too long for it to be collected by valet trash then they proceed to say that if you don't pay the fee they will lock you out of your account so that you cant pay rent. They also have taken large sums of money out of students security deposit when moving out claiming damages when they use the cheapest materials possible in the units. The walls and windows are not soundproof, and the floors, door handles and appliances are the cheapest things you can get; yet they call themselves a luxury building. Berkshire ninth street should not be allowed to have access to Fuqua students or broader Duke students to market their building during admitted students weekend.

I chose this location because of its convenience -- I wanted to be close to other Fuqua students; however, it's not worth the price or hassle of dealing with management. Save your money and go with another apartment complex that's a short drive away and even closer to school. Also, over the past year, this has become a location for undergrad students to live which makes it feel like you're paying to live in an elevated frat house (e.g., frequent parties, throw up in the elevators and hallways, trash left outside for days on end etc.)

The management can be slow to respond to requests, which can be frustrating. If you are a student, it is a good place to live because a lot of other students live nearby.

Great Apartment but with Thin Walls